# Northwest Repair YouTube channel

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Northwest Repair YouTube channel and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for board-level repair videos, especially BGA chip replacement and trace and pad repairs, and for learning how to handle big chips.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong BGA chip replacement skills (2 comments): "He's a beast at BGA replacement, if you want to learn how to handle big chips he's the one to watch." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50119612)) "He's a beast at BGA replacement" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50126550))
- Detailed trace and pad repairs (1 comments): "Lots of trace repairs (including below the surface), pad replacements, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47048590))
- Good for learning big-chip repair (1 comments): "He's a beast at BGA replacement, if you want to learn how to handle big chips he's the one to watch." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50119612))
- Changed perception of PC repair (1 comments): "NorthridgeFix and countless others have worked to change that perception." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50241083))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Northwest Repair YouTube channel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/northwest-repair-youtube-channel/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).